Leah grew up playing and coaching soccer in Santa
Cruz. She started coaching at Santa Cruz Soccer Camp when she
was 13 years old. While attending Harbor High the Pirates
went to the CCS championship game every year, and won the title
twice. She continued her career at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
earning all-conference honors and MVP of theMustangs her senior
season. The Mustangs kept Leah on as an assistant coach while
she finished her degree in Philosophy the following season.
After graduation, Leah traveled to Norway and later
Denmark
where she signed with Fortuna Hjørring, a top club in the
European game.